Sunset

Sunset is primarily a residential neighbourhood that is home to the most ethnically diverse residents in Vancouver. Located in the southeast quadrant of the city, this working-class community was first settled in the 1860s when the area was still part of the District of South Vancouver.

The neighbourhood’s commercial areas are located on Main Street and Fraser Street, both lined with many independently owned stores and restaurants. Main Street is noted for its Punjabi Market, also known as Little India, a result of the influx of Sikh immigrants from South Asia’s Punjab region starting from the 1950s up to the 1970s.

Along the Main Street corridor are eateries like the Himalaya Restaurant offering authentic Indian dishes. At Fraser Street, shoppers have access to commercial establishments in the mould of Dhaka Bazar Plus, a supermarket with Bangladeshi grocery items on its shelves, and Proud Pinoy, a retailer of goodies from the Philippines.

The social activities of the neighbourhood’s residents, on the other hand, gravitate to the Sunset Community Centre on Main Street. The centre provides fitness facilities, a dance studio, and a playground, plus childcare services and preschool classes.

For sports activities, the place to go in the Sunset neighbourhood is the 13.6-acre Memorial South Park on Ross Street. The park features a synthetic turf field equipped with lighting and can be booked by residents and outside teams for games of soccer, field hockey, or lacrosse.

Runners are also welcome to this park which boasts a track oval upgraded in mid-2011 from a cinder path to a six-lane rubberized surface. Cricket players and ultimate teams can also use the park’s track facility.

Memorial South Park is as inviting for simple relaxation, as it features a tree-lined walkway along its entry as well as a serene pond with ducks to keep visitors company.

Neighbourhood schools serve Sunset families with kids, one of which is the South Hill Education Centre on Fraser Street near the Vancouver Public Library, South Hill. The neighbourhood’s other schools include the John Oliver Secondary School on East 41st Avenue. Sir Sandford Fleming Elementary School on Knight Street is also just on the eastern periphery of Sunset.

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